| SAG Strain Number: | 25.85 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Characium |
| Species: | californicum |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | Lee et Bold |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | CA, soil from Lemon Cove |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 36.382631 / -119.025285 (1000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | before 1974 |
| Isolated by: | R. C. Starr |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | G. Gärtner (ASIB) < UTEX |
| Deposition date: | 1984 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ES Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | UTEX 2097 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Bogen C. et al. (2013) Identification of Monoraphidium contortum as a promising species for liquid biofuel production. Bioresource Technology 133:622-626 |
| Publication: | Lee, K.W. et al. (1974) Phycological studies XII. Characium and some Characium-like algae. Univ. Texas Publ. 7403:127p. |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | KM020095 Characium californicum strain SAG 25.85 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1771 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | medium survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
